A Neurological Complication of Hepatitis E - a Case Study

Neurological complications of acute hepatitis E are relatively rare. The case report describes mononeuropatia multiplex with aseptic meningitis in a 52-year-old immunocompetent man. Viral hepatitis E was confirmed serologically and by polymerase chain reaction from the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (genotype 3f). Symptomatic treatment was given. Residual neurological deficit persisted six months after the onset of the disease. Diagnostic of hepatitis E should be considered in patients with concurrent neurological symptoms and liver cytolysis.